ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Estate Agents Act
22. Rules of practice, etc.
Edition: 2025-06-20 · In force
22. Rules of practice, etc.
(1)The Cabinet Secretary may, after consultation with the Board, make rules—(a)prescribing the charges which may be made for services rendered by way of practice as an estate agent;(b)relating to the keeping of accounts by practising estate agents and to the opening of separate bank accounts for money held on behalf of clients;(c)setting out the occasions on which a practising estate agent is required to account for interest on the money so held and the manner of such accounting;(d)providing for the methods, whether by check by accountants or auditors or otherwise, by which it can be ascertained that the rules are being complied with by practising estate agents;(e)providing for the conduct of the business of the Board and the procedure to be followed by the Board at an inquiry under this Act;(f)prescribing anything which may be prescribed under this Act,and may in like manner make such other rules for the regulation of practice as an estate agent as he may consider necessary.(2)Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the breach by a practising estate agent of any rules made under subsection (1)(a) to (c) (inclusive) shall constitute professional misconduct by that estate agent.(3)The Cabinet Secretary may, by notice in the Gazette, amend the Schedule.